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Show FATHER TIME BEATS BEOKLEY IN "MATCH GAME" JBy Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, April 22. "Old Eagle Eye" Jake Beekley passed out of league baseball tonight after a continuous service serv-ice of more than twenty-three years. Tho veteran first baseman whb given his unconditional release by Danny Shny. manager of the Kansas City American association tenm. Shay might have sold Bccklcy for a few hundred dollars, but ho . thought too much of the old warrior of the diamond to see him go back still farther far-ther in the ranks of tho profession. Beck-Icy Beck-Icy took his release philosophically. He says . ho will remain here and possibly play with a semi-professional team. He works for tho street car company in the winter. "Wo have to emit some time." said Beekley, smiling, when ho was notified of ills release. Bockloy is -iS yearE old. For twonty years, until 1D06. he played In the major league, ire was with the St. Louis National Na-tional tenm in 1906. In 1007 he joined the American nsaocaltlon team here and that year led the league in batting, hitting hit-ting .33S. Since then his batting average has fallen off and at the beginning of this season Frod Hunter, a "Washington leaguo recruit, took Bcckley's place. |